Unit 8

Easily the visualization exercise that was in this weeks discussion boards is the most beneficial for me.  This is the first time I felt like I actually got it.  I actually cried when I realized what I have been missing.  This has not happened in any of the other exercises and it impressed met that I got that deep into the exercise.  This will be a life changing exercise for me.  As I said in the discussion board, I now know what I need to do to find the motivation to get off the couch and go jogging.  Just putting myself back into the body and states of mind I used to have during these special times in my life makes me want to try harder to achieve the serenity I felt during the merging of the three topics.  The other beneficial one was the loving kindness.  I think this made me open up my perspective on how I think of others.  I knew the importance of prayer but I never realized it made the difference that it does.  I think I could achieve mental fitness using these two methods because the first one was a huge eye opener to me on how I could change myself.  The loving kindess, used regulalry, would help me to become more sympathetic and empathetic towards others situations and I would end up making more differences in others lives.